2014

After a series of collisions to a river dock, the dock owner sued Fox Smith’s towing company client. The dock owner claimed over $1.6 million in damages for lost profits and replacement of the destroyed facility. After examining the facts of the case, Ron Fox recommended admitting liability to focus the defense on the plaintiff’s […]

The Maritime Seminar sponsored by The Bar Association of Metro St. Louis will be held in St. Louis on November 6. A panel including George Foster, President of J.B. Marine, Inc., Paul A. Tobin, Chief Operating Officer & Sr. VP of American Commercial Lines, Dennis Wilmsmeyer, Executive Director of America’s Central Port, and Keith Lay,

Ron Fox and Richard Korn will be speaking at the Business Skills Seminar sponsored by the Gateway Chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators and The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis on September 12. The title of their presentation is “Advanced Client Handling and Rapport Skills.” The team will be discussing client skills and relations strategies (from

Ron Fox, Program Chair, will serve as Moderator and Ryan Mohr will speak at the upcoming Maritime Law Seminar sponsored by The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis. The seminar will be held on Thursday, November 6, 2014 at the Ballpark Hilton Hotel in St. Louis, MO. For more information or to register, please visit: https://www.bamsl.org/events/event_details.asp?id=421698

Mike Donelson was a member of a panel presentation sponsored by Lorman Education Services at The Regency Conference Center in O’Fallon, IL on July 10. The presentation was entitled “Gain New Insights in the Latest Developments to HIPAA and Medical Records Law.” For more information, please visit https://www.lorman.com/training/medical-records-law-in-illinois-393061.

At the request of the Court, Ron Fox recently provided a primer on Maritime Law to the judicial law clerks of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. The presentation included issues related to jurisdiction, uniformity, maritime contracts and torts, in rem liens, limitation of liability, and actions by seamen. Ron’s presentation

Ted Lucas will be speaking next week at the 2014 Greater New Orleans Barge Fleeting Association River and Marine Industry Seminar. Ted’s presentation will focus on insurance coverage and other issues that often arise when a barge or towboat sinks. This is the second time that Ted Lucas has spoken at this seminar. https://gnobfa.com/seminar.htm.

Richard Korn, Bart Sullivan and Ryan Mohr successfully petitioned the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago for a reversal of a district court’s class certification order entered in an environmental class action case involving the alleged contamination of a community in Southwestern Illinois. In the case, the putative plaintiffs claim millions of dollars in damages as a result

Ron Fox has been named Chairman of the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis Marine Law Committee. The Committee will be responsible for the coordination and planning of the Marine Law Seminar to be hosted in the fall of 2014. This seminar is a general interest program for inland river operators, maritime attorneys and general

Ted Lucas has been invited to speak at the 2014 Greater New Orleans Barge Fleeting Association River and Marine Industry Seminar. Ted’s presentation will focus on insurance coverage and other issues that often arise when a barge or towboat sinks. This national seminar is scheduled for April 9-11, 2014, in New Orleans, Louisiana. This is the